Under a light microscope, the microstructure of bainite appears darker than martensite due to its low reflectivity.

Coatings that give very low reflectivity over a broad band can also be made, although these are complex and relatively expensive.

These coatings are useful in situations where high transmission through a surface is unimportant or undesirable, but low reflectivity is required.

It can also be performed for functional reasons including insulation, slip-or-grip friction, and low reflectivity.

High-reflectivity zones, with multiple contrasting layers, alternate with zones of lower reflectivity.

Aluminium mirror coatings were used in later unsealed designs because it did not tarnish even though it has a lower reflectivity than silver.

First the telescope is sensitive enough to allow for detection, also, of small, dimly lit objects (low reflectivity).

Merely a floor of very low reflectivity.

At optical frequencies metal mirrors have low reflectivity (94%) when used on materials like GaAs.

For low reflectivity, the nanoscale features producing the index graded layer must be smaller than the wavelength of the incident light to avoid scattering.